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ALASKA
REFLECTIONS
by Kevin M. Reeves |
$12.95 |
In this collection
of very personal essays, local Haines resident Kevin M. Reeves
explores the hard edged reality of life in Alaska's Panhandle
country, where gargantuan brown bears dominate the wildlife community,
tsunamis still scour the broken coastline, and capricious weather
does its best to rip the hide from bush dwellers too stubborn
to call it quits.
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SC 108 pages
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ALASKA
TREES AND SHRUBS
by Leslie A. Viereck, Elbert L. LIttle, Jr. |
$24.95 |
The definitive
work on the woody plants of Alaska for more than three decades,
this new completely revised second edition provides updated information
on habitat and taxonomy, as well as detailed description of every
tree and shrub species in the state. New distribution maps reflect
the latest survey data, while the keys, glossary and appendix
on non-native plants make this the most useful guide to Alaska
trees and shrubs ever published.
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SC 359 pages
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ISBN: 1-889963-86-0
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ALASKA
/ YUKON / ARTIC LIGHT
by Kathleen M. K. Menke |
$29.00 |
Author and
photographer Kathleen Menke resides in Haines, Alaska. This book
is a celebration of light and all that flows from it--especially
the awakening, quickening light of spring in the far north that
creates dramatic changes in the landscape each day. Menke shares
her "gifts of the wild" and by doing so, provides inspiration
for further explorations and appreciation of the abundant natural
riches of the far north.
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SC 80 pages
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ISBN: 0-9764261-1-0
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ALASKA'S
HISTORY
The People, Land, and Events of the North Country
by Harry Ritter |
$12.95 |
Learn about
the adventuresome people and exciting events that have shaped
the Great Land. In a lively, digestible format, the sweep of Alaska's
history is made vivid by historical photos and entertaining essays
on topics such as: Native lifestyles before contact with Europeans;
the Russian fur trade; John Muir's Glacier Bay visit; the Klondike
gold rush stampede; pioneer climbs on Mount McKinley; the exploits
of early Alaska bush pilots; big game hunting and Alaska's fisheries
where salmon is king; and today's Native traditions. A history
book that's fun to read!
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SC 144 pages
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ISBN: 0-88240-432-6
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AMY
LOU'S ALASKA
by Photographer and Pilot Amy Lou Barney |
$22.50 |
A professional photographer
in Juneau, Alaska between 1937-1951 this book includes scenics,
commercial assignments and portraits taken throughout the Territory
of Alaska. It also includes aerial pictures taken after fulfilling
her girlhood dream of learning to fly. Over a hundred black-and-white
photos document historical events and the Alaskan way of life—including
homesteaders, soldiers, loggers, fishermen, miners and children.
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SC 76 pages
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BROTHERS
IN HARMONY (2nd Edition)
The Haines Alaska Native Brotherhood Founders
by David P. Light |
$16.95 |
This book
documents the founding and early history of the Haines Alaska
Native Brotherhood including the 1929 ANB Convention in Haines
with many portriats and photos of the area.
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SC 43 pages
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CARRIE
M. WILLARD: AMONG THE TLINGITS
by Carrie M. Willard |
$12.95
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Young Carrie
M. Willard and her missionary husband established their mission
in crude quarters at what later became the community of Haines,
among a subgroup of the Tlingits known as the Chilkats.
An adventurous spirit and religious zeal carried them through
continual challenges and hardships— raising two toddlers
in the wilds, life-threatening illnesses and lack of food, isolation
from their own kin and culture, and the weaving and maintenance
of a delicate interface between themselves and the people they
struggled both to understand and to change.
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SC 222 pages
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ISBN:
0-945519-20-6
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A
CELEBRATION OF WEAVERS
by Helen Dianne Dangel |
$9.95 |
In the spring
of 2005, an event honoring weavers called "A Celebration
of Weavers" took place in Sitka, Alaska. In the spirit of
this collection, descendants came in from neighboring villages
to join the two surviving weavers for a community celebration.
Many stories of harvesting, ingenuity, and indigenous science
were told. This catalog articulates the life that goes into these
beautiful baskets through the weavers' stories. Without embellishing
or interpreting the stories for the reader, this book allows us
to have a first-person experience.
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ISBN: 978-1-57864-358-5
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CHARLES
H. ANWAY (1857 - 1949)
by Robert E. Henderson |
$10.00 |
A biography
of Charlie Anway, who hauled supplies over the frozen ice and
snow of the Chilkat River to reach his mine before spring break
up. A horticulturist, he later homesteaded in Haines, gardened,
and developed a strain of luscious huge strawberries at the
turn of the 20th century. Alaska's "Johnnie Appleseed,"
one of his Yellow Transparent apple trees still stands in front
of the Sheldon Museum.
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ISBN: 0-9622117-2-9
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THE
CHILKAT DANCING BLANKET
by Cheryl Samuels |
$29.95 |
Cheryl Samuels
unravels the mysteries of the Chilkat weavers by thorough research
of surviving masterpieces in museums around the world, then reweaves
a very readable and well-illustrated account enriched with the
legends of the people and rituals of the potlatch. A book for
both weaving enthusiasts and admirers of Northwest Coast Indian
art. The most complete analysis and detailed description of a
single type example of tribal technology.
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SC 234 pages
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ISBN: 0-8061-2299-4
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THE
CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY
by Alaska Geographic |
$19.95 |
The Chilkat
River has long funneled travelers from ports of Southeast Alaska
with its link to the world's marine highways through to the expanses
of North America's interior. Historical photos from Haines
and the surrounding area, teaming with wildlife, grace this wonderful
book.
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ISBN: 0-88240-203-X |
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A CYCLE
OF MYTHS
Indian Myths from Southeast Alaska
By John E. Smelcer |
$12.95 |
This is a
narrative collection of myths and legends from Eyak, Haida, Tlingit,
and Tsimshian peoples of Southeast Alaska. These Alaska Native
orally translated myths and legends are rich and diverse. They
are used to instruct, to understand history, and to value the
native societal and religious functions and events. These traditional
stories taught the native people how to view and relate to the
world around them.
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SC 104 pages
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ISBN: 1-57833-310-5
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DESIGN
UNITS ON TLINGIT BASKETS
By Erna Gunther |
$7.95 |
This thesis was written
in 1920 when Erna Gunther was a student in the Philosophy Department
at Columbia University. In it she analyzes Tlingit made spruce
root baskets from the setting where the basket is woven, to designs
used, variations in design, rhythm in design, proportions, position
of color and relative importance of design and her conclusions
that characterize the basketry.
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DISCOVERING
WILD PLANTS
by Janice J. Schofield |
$39.95 |
A definitive guide
about the trees, roots, wildflowers, herbs, seaweed, and mushrooms
of the North—from Alaska and the Yukon, through western
Canada, to Washington, Oregon and northern California. Descriptions
of 147 plants, 190 color photos, detailed black-and-white drawings
of each plant, recipes for food and herbal remedies, and traditional
Native American and European uses of wild plants.
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SC 354 pages
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ISBN: 978-0-88240-369-4,
0-88240-369-9
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